Art Director

About the position

The Art Director at Whole Foods Market will combine graphic design expertise with hands-on art direction, leading the creative process for marketing campaigns across digital and print platforms. This role involves overseeing photoshoots, video production, and ensuring brand consistency while collaborating with various stakeholders. The position is primarily focused on Amazon Fresh grocery stores, with occasional cross-brand collaboration, and is based at the Whole Foods Market headquarters in Austin, TX.

Responsibilities

• Lead the art direction for seasonal campaigns, overseeing creative processes from concept to final production across digital, print, and social media platforms.
• Organize and manage pre-production for photoshoots, working directly with photographers, stylists, and creative talent to ensure successful outcomes.
• Oversee on-set photography, both virtually and in-person, ensuring visual consistency and creative integrity during photoshoots.
• Create high-quality graphic design assets, including website banners, emails, social media graphics, print ads, store-signage, and other brand materials.
• Storyboard and develop video concepts, collaborating with motion designers and video editors to translate creative ideas into compelling video content.
• Maintain and evolve the brand's visual identity, ensuring all materials adhere to brand guidelines while finding new ways to push the creative boundaries.
• Work from creative briefs to translate concepts into clear and compelling visuals.
• Participate in the creative reviews, incorporating input from internal Creative Directors and external stakeholders and iterating on designs.

Requirements

• 1-5+ years of experience in art direction and graphic design.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Proficiency in Figma.
• Experience with managing photoshoots, pre-production decks, on-set experience, and creative project workflows.
• Strong understanding of typography, color theory, and composition across various media.
• Knowledge of brand guidelines and how to apply them to marketing materials.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Motion (e.g., After Effects) is a big plus but not required.
• Experience in storyboarding and developing video concepts (or interest in learning).

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity for all Team Members and candidates.
• Training and support for skill development.